Hot-water vest



May 24, 1927. 1,629,626

J. JIRASEK HOT WATER VEST Filed May 10, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. JIRASEK HOT WATER VEST May 24, 1927.

Filed may 10. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 N VEN TOR. A TTORNE Y.

May 24, 1921' 1,629,626

J. JIRASEK HOT WATER VEST Filed May 10, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I N V EN TOR.

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Patented May 24-, 15527.

UNITED STATES JOHN JInAsEK, or DETROIT, .MICHIGAN;

HOT-WATER VEST.

The object of my invention is to produce a flexible hot water jacket. suitable for use in the sick room, and especially of patients confined to the bed, for inclosing the shoulders and upper part of the body therein, providing means for uniformly applying artificial heat to the body.

Another object is'to produce a hot water jacket, or vest that is capable of being spread out in a single flat sheet, or folded into a jacket inclosure about the body of a patient.

A further object is to provide a hot water vestfimade in separatesections, all so arranged that each section may be filled separately and independently from the others, providing means for changing the water in the vest by removing only one section from.

the body of the patient at a time.

It is well known, and has long been practiced by physicians to apply artificial heat to the body of patients, for raising the temperature of the body. or for removing infiammation therefrom, usually by means of applying thereto heated clothes, or pads, or by the use of small hot water bottles now commonly known and used. It has been found. that in'cases of pneumonia, or similar ailments, application of artificial heat to all parts of the body surrounding the lungs, si-

multaneously, is of great benefit in relieving I the causes of the ailment, and that a jacket, or vest, having a series of hot water comparti'nents which will surround and inclosc the shoulders and upper part of the body, and especially the vital organs, will readily relieve pain from such inflammation and greatly assist inhealing the affected parts.

In general. my device comprises several hollow. flexible waterproof sections. so arranged and combined as to be capable of being spread out in a flat sheet member,

formed and designed by outer contour lines so it may readily be folded about the body and shoulders of a patient with its edges fitting and engaging together, forming a closed vest for the shoulders and upper-part of the body, capable of being entirely filled with hot water, and practically inclosing the body therein. The jacket is provided with means for filling the several sections with water, separately, and with means for attaching the ends together, forming a complete jacket enclosure.

Iattain these results by the construction inafter set forth.

and arran 'ements of parts more fully here-- Application 'filed .May 10,

1926. Serial No. 107,852.

Similar parts on all drawings are marked by similar nui'nerals or letters.

' 'Fig. 1, is a front view of my hot water vest, as would appear when worn by a patient. 7

Fig. 2, is a side view of the rest showing the relative position of the front and back sections. c

Fig. 3. is a top view of the vest showing the relative position of all of the attached sections when the vest is folded together, ready for use.

Fig. 4: is'a bottom view of thefolded vest, illustrating means for attaching the several sections together.

Fig. 5, is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1, showing its general construction.

I F i9. 6, is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of the Fig, 10, showing means of attaching the walls together, at "various points throughout the sections for preventfor filling them withhot water.

Fig. 9, is a side view of the details shown in Fig. 8, showing the means for closing the section necks, j

Fig. 10. is a plan view of my invention whenunfolded in'a: flat member, showing the sections which it comprises. and means for attaching them together- Fig. 11, is analternate form of my device.

I I will now describe more fully the tie tailed construction of my device, referring to the drawings and the marks thereon.

The vest preferably comprises four separate, flexible. hollow,.water tight sections, 1,

2, 3 and 4, inade of thin rubber sheets. or

suitable waterproof material. The sections -1- and 2 forming the back portion of the vest, and the sections 3 and 4,

forming the front portion of the vest. The

sections 1 and bein desi ned and laced symmetrically about a center line -A-A-,

of Fig. 10, with the sections 2 and -4. The outer edges-fir being shaped to form an elongated end Z) on each of the back sections 1 and -2, while the upper ends of the sections -1 and 2- are formed with a circular notch -0 for fitting around the neck of the patient. The

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combined width of the two back sections, at the top, being sufficient to extend across the backof the patient, and allow the extended parts -e to fold over the shoulders. The elongated ends b of the sections -l and 2 being of a leng h to allow same to be extended around the waist, and capable of completely encircling the body of the patient. The sections 1 and 2 are made of two very thin sheets of rubber, 9 and. -7L-, or suitable waterproof material, folded and attached a the edges and forming a hollow water tight inclosure therein. Both sections are provided with neck openings fat the extended ends b, and are fitted with a stopper -5- tightly screwed therein, providing means for filling each section with water as desired. The thin rubber sheets -gand /z are attached together at, various points by cementing small button sections tigl'itly together, thus preventing the thin rubber walls from spreading when water is forced therein, and holdingthe sections as a' thin compartment. The back sections 1 and 2 are attached together along the center line -AA- by the web -6--, which completely separates the two sections. Atthe upper ends of the shoulder parts c are attached web members 7- which are provided with button clips 8 fixedly attached thereto. Attached to the web members 7 and buttons 8 by the web strip -l0- at the end are the front water sections 3 and 4-, each being made of two thin rubber sheets sand 25, or suitable waterproof material having their outer edges securely sealed, forming a water tight receptacle, and each provided with a neck m and stopper 9' tightly screwed therein. Like the sections 1 and '-2 the sheets -e and tare attached together at various points Z2, by cementing small button sections together, also for preventing spreading of the rubber walls when filled with water. The outer edges of the sections 3- and are provided with the curved walls -w-, of a shape and design to lit and on gage the curved edges c of the back sections 1.- and'2 when said back sections are folded around the patients waist and the front sect-ions 3- and -t folded over the shoulders on the patients chest, forming an approxin'iately closed vest. Either section 3- or -f may be detached from the back section by means of the clip buttons 8. lVeb members 11 are attaol'ied to the inner edges of the front sections 8- and 4, near the neck opening 0, and are provided with small eyelets 12 for threading the tie cord 13 therein, and holding the sections close to the body of the user. Likewise each of the necks f and'm are provided with extended laps -14;'and eyelets -15 for receiving the tie cord -l6 therein, for securely fastening the jacket ends together. The four water sections when folded together, forming an approximately enclosing jacket for the shoulders and upper. part of the body, all capable of being tilled with hot water and completely surro-ui-iding the body thereby. The purpose of the button sections 7i: being solely to prevent the thin walls from separating under pressure of the inclosed vwater,and the number required may vary with the size of the vest. Various modifications may also be made in the exact shape and contour of the water sections1, 2-, -3 and folding and fitting thebody differently, at different desired points or places. It is also apparent that the iiront sections 3- and H may be joined together as one 1nember by an intervening web similar to the web 6- as connecting the back sections l and :2-, forming the whole into a 7 shoulders, front and back, in a manner similar to. that heretofore described.

Having fully described my hot water vest,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I 1. A water vest retainer adapted for fit-- ting and inclosing the shoulders and upper portion of a hun'ian body for applying artiticial temperatures, hot or cold, thereto, comprising two separated, fiat 'tront water receptacle sections, and two separated flat, back water receptacle sections, each formed with a separate neck opening therein, and

each section made of a double walled construction of flexible waterproof material" and capable of retaining water therein throughout, means for inserting water in each of the front and back section-s, said sections being so designed in their outer contour lines to fold over the shoulders and lit together along the side section edges for forming a complete vest inclosure, and means for connecting said sections together when folded;

2. A hot water vest adapted for applying artificial heat to the whole of the upper portion of a human body, simultaneously, comprising two' sepi'irated, fiat, L-shaped flexible back water retaining sections, and two separated, flat front flexible water retaining sections, all joined together by flexible web strips and provided with a centrally located neck opening, each of said sections being provided with a filling neck and stopper,

said sections being so designed to fold over the shoulders of a person and fit together alongthe section edges, forming a complete "vest inclosnre capable of completely inclosing the upper part of the body by water filled walls.

3. A water vest adapted for'fittin'g and inclosing the shoulders and upper part of a human body for applying artificial temperatures thereto, comprising separated two L-sha-ped flexible back water retaining sections formed of double waterproof material, each sealed around their outer edges, each provided with a filling neck and stopper and joined together-vat their backs by a connecting web member, the straight portions of the sections being of a combined width to extend across the back of a person, and are provided with a neck opening therein, while the extended L-parts of the sections are of a length to encircle the body of the person about the waist, said sections being capable of receiving water therein throughout the section, two separated flexible front water retaining sections, also made of double waterproof material cemented around their outer edges and'provided with filling necks and stoppers, capable of receiving and retaining water therein throughout the sections, one

of said front sections being joined to the top end of each of the back LShaped sections and so shaped and designed when assembled as to form a full neck opening therein, and when the front sections are folded over the shoulders of the wearer they will fit and engage the edges of the Lshaped back sections encircling the waist, forming a complete vest inclosure thereby, and means for connecting the folded ends of the sections together.

In witness whereof I sign these specifications.

' JOHN J IRASEK. 

